Rawls Economy

• Rawls argued for redistribution of wealth via an enabling state with extensive public spending and progressive taxation
• Define "Property owning democracy"

  Individuals must possess productive resources in order to enable fair societal participation and equal political influence
• Rawls argued that private ownership of productive means may corrupt a fair equality of opportunity
• Rawls argued that the state should regulate economic forces, such as inheritance, and behave to protect rights to ensure people aren't being exploited